Caitlin Clark and Iowa meet Paige Bueckers and UConn in the women’s Final Four off Friday, April 5. The game will be live streamed on Sling (half off first month), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and fuboTV (free trial and $20 off first month).

Geno Auriemma keeps waiting for it to all fall apart. Keeps waiting for the injuries that have shortened UConn’s rotation and frazzled his nerves to become too much. For the Huskies to falter under the weight of it all.

Only, it keeps not happening.

Not during a regular season in which do-everything guard Paige Bueckers looked — and more importantly, played — injury-free for the first time in three years. Not during a Big East Tournament that ended the way they almost always seem to end when the Huskies are involved: their Hall of Fame coach and his perpetually star-laden roster cutting down the nets.

And certainly not during March Madness, where over the course of two weeks a powerhouse curiously rendered an afterthought has provided a reminder — to Jackson State, Syracuse, Duke and Southern California — that for all the parity pervading the women’s game, UConn remains UConn.

The Huskies remain a measuring stick. A litmus test. And when Caitlin Clark and top-seeded Iowa (33-4) walk onto the floor at the women’s Final Four on Friday night, Bueckers and Auriemma and the third-seeded Huskies (33-5) will be standing in between the Hawkeyes and the goal Clark has admittedly spent most of her life chasing.

When is Iowa-UConn?

The UConn-Iowa game is set for 8:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. ET) on Friday, April 5.

Will it be live streamed?

Sling

Sling Orange is $40 a month (half off the first month) and offers ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3.

DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial.

There are four options of DirecTV Stream:

The Entertainment Package, which consists of 65+ channels, is $69.99 until the promotion runs out April 30. It’s the basic package for can’t-miss entertainment – including ESPN, TNT, Nickelodeon and HGTV.

The Choice Package has more than 90 channels and is $84.99 during the promotion. The channels in ENTERTAINMENT, plus MLB Network, NBA TV, college sports networks, and more. Enjoy Regional Sports Networks with no additional fees.

The Ultimate Package has more than 130 channels and is $114.99 during the promotion. Everything in CHOICE, plus Oxygen, Golf Channel, NHL Network, Universal Kids and more.

The Premier Package has more than 140 channels and is $159.99 during the promotion. Everything in ULTIMATE, plus HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax and more.

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial that doesn’t require much effort.

To sign up, enter a phone number, email address and credit card, and you’ll receive five days of the service without charge.

In addition, enhance your experience with the DirecTV Stream device. While it doesn’t include a free trial, it give you access to thousands of apps like Netflix and more on Google Play. You can search using the voice remote with Google Assistant, and you can enjoy a traditional live TV channel guide. It is sold separately.

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere” package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

Will it be televised?

UConn-Iowa will be televised on ESPN.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.